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==Background==
*Doesn’t completely eliminate supination / pronation 
**Either add an anterior splint or use a [[double sugar tong splint]] if complex or unstable distal [[forearm fracture]]

==Indications==
*Elbow and forearm injuries
**[[Olecranon fracture]]
**[[Distal humerus fracture]]
**[[Both-bone forearm fracture]]
**Unstable proximal radius or [[ulna fracture]] ([[sugar-tong]] better)

==Procedure==
[[File:Long Arm Posterior Splint.gif|thumb|Long arm posterior splint]]
{{Splint Application General Procedure}}

===Splint-Specific Details===
*Apply padding and splint material as shown in figure
*Splint course:<ref name="Splints and Casts: Indications and Methods"> Splints and Casts: Indications and Methods. http://www.aafp.org/afp/2009/0901/p491.html Accessed April 5, 2017</ref>
**From proximal palmar crease along ulna
**Following the ulnar forearm
**Posterior side of flexed elbow
**Posterior proximal arm (3 inches away from axilla)
*Key anatomic positions
**Elbow at 90º
**Forearm in neutral position with thumb up
**Wrist neutral or slightly extended (10–20º)

==See Also==
*[[Splinting]]

==References==
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